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Students completing this unit will acquire knowledge about current therapies used in symptom management with the aim of achieving the best possible quality of life for palliative care patients and their families.

Outcomes

Justify evidence based pharmacological recommendations relating to palliative care to healthcare consumers including patients, family members and multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals.

Recognise, monitor, and manage (pharmacologically and non-pharmacologically) symptoms and treatment side-effects common in palliative care.

Apply the principles of quality use of medicines in prescribing and de-prescribing in palliative care.

Critically reflect on their individual learning process and progress in clinical competence.

Assessment

Moderated discussion forums: 60%

Presentation: 5%

Quiz: 5%

Case study: 20% (hurdle)

Submission of a learning portfolio: 10% (hurdle)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average 10-12 hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include teacher directed learning, reading time, participation in tutorials or discussion groups, research and preparation for assignments.